Razor-blade drier



Jan, 6, 1925.

J. SCHWOERER RAZOR BLADE DRIER Filed March 20, 1924 w R, Y m wmwm N WI i Y B v of New York, have invented certain new and i Patented J an. 6, 1925.

, I 1,522,033 PATENT OFFICE JOHN SCHWOERER, NEW YORK, N. Y.

RAZOR-BLADE DRIER.

' Application filed March 20, 1924. Serial No. 700,528.

TO- ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN SCHWOERER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State useful Improvements in Razor-Blade Driers,

y'ticle minus the blotting pads and showing 'of which the following isa specification, The main object 0 this invention is to provide a pad in the form of a book in which a moistened razor blade may be inserted after use for the purpose of drying the same. Another object is to provide an article suitable for use as a drying pad for razor blades or the like, in which a plurality of blotting pads are mounted, these pads being arranged so that the razor blade may be laid on one face of one of the blotters, and the article then closed to completely cover the razor blade and dry the same.

These and other objects'will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective .view, showing the article opened for reception of a razor blade.

7 Figure 2 is a perspective view of the arthe same inclosed position.'

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary -cross-sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

- v Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the blotting pad retaining elements.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the

numeral 10 indicates a rectangular piece of flexible material such as leather. Said material forms the cover'of the article and is folded widthwise at 11 intermediate its length in order to provide adjacently posltioned sides '12 and 13. Thelside 12, has a plate 14. covering the major portion of its interior surface, said plate being substan-- jtially' rectangular and having L-shaped guides 15 and 16 extending upwardly from its longitudinal edges, the length of said guide members being of lesser dimension than the length of the plate 14; that is, a portion of the plate extends beyond both ends of the elements 15 and 16.; The channels 17 formed bythe guides 15 and 16 receive and retain the longitudinal edges of a plurality of blotting ads 18. The interior surface of the side 13 l ias an additionalplate 19 attached to its face; this plate being of similar formation to the plate 14 but having L-shaped ledges 20 and 21 extending the full length of the short sides or end edges of the same. The channels 22 formed by the guides 20 and 21 also receive and retain, theedges of additional blottin pads 23. On the surface of either of tlie pads 18 or 23, a razor blade 24 or the like may be laid. In using the article for drying a razor blade, the latter is laid upon the face of either the pad 23 or 18. The opposite side of the article is then closed down upon the razor blade and any moisture which may have adhered to said blade after the same has been removed from the safety razor, will "be immediately absorbed by the blotting pads.

This article has been constructed in such manner that it may be conveniently carried in book form as illustrated in Figure 2. In 7 order to reduce the thickness of the article to the minimum, the plates 14; and 19 are constructed in the manner shown; that is, the L-shaped guides 15 and 16 of plate 14 extend from thelongitudinal sides, whereas the opposite plate 19 has its guides 20 and 21 extending from its short sides, so that when the article is in closed position, the

upper ledges of the -guides 20 and 21 will The blottingpads 18 are removed from the plate 14 by sliding the same across the width of the article, whereas the blotting pads 23 are removed or reduced by sliding the same in longitudinal direction.

I claim 1: A drier for razor blades comprising a rectangular flexible member folded intermediate its len h toprovide parallel sides, plates anchore to the adjacent faces of the parallel sides, blot-ting pads said plates being rectangular in outline, f..-shaped guides on said plates, said blottingpads being retained on said plates by said guides and being adapted to receive the razor blade therebetween. i

2. A drier for razor blades comprising a rectangular flexible member folded inter- ,mediate its length to provide parallel sides,

plates anchore to the adj acnt'faces of the parallel sides, blotting pads, said plates being rectangular in outline, L-shaped guides formed on the longitudinal edges of one of said plates, saidplate extending beyond the ends of said guides, a plurality of blotting pads retained in the channels of said guides,

. and L-shaped guides on the opposite dplate member for retaining additional pa s in place.

3. A drier for razor blades comprising a rectangular flexible member folded intermediate its length to provide parallel sides, plates anchored to the adjacent faces of the parallel sides, said plates being rectangular in outline, L-shaped guides formed on the 10 longitudinaledges of one of said plates, said plate extending beyond the ends of said guides, a plurality of blotting pads retained in the channels of said guides, the opposite plate having L-shaped guides extending the entire Width of said plates, additional blotting pads on said opposite late, said guides being adapted to retain tie edges of said latter blotting pads in place.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN SCHWOERER. 

